Jatkuvassa

Jatkuvassa is the inessive singular form of the Finnish adjective jatkuva, meaning continuous or ongoing. It is used to describe something that exists or operates in a continuous state.

In Finnish grammar, adjectives inflect for number and case, so jatkuva takes the inessive suffix -ssa to form jatkuvassa. The plural inessive form is jatkuvissa. This pattern allows jatkuva to describe ongoing properties of nouns in phrases such as “jatkuvassa käytössä” or “jatkuvassa kehitysvaiheessa,” where the adjective conveys a sense of continuity about the described state.

Common usage and meaning: jatkuvassa functions as a descriptive word indicating that a condition or process is not temporary but is continuing. It commonly appears in technical, administrative, and organizational contexts to emphasize persistence or ongoing status.

Notes on etymology: jatkuva derives from the verb jatkua, meaning to continue. The form jatkuvassa is not a separate noun or verb but a grammatical inflection of the adjective to express a location or state (inesive case) relative to the noun it modifies.

Examples:

- Laite on vielä jatkuvassa käytössä. (The device is still in continuous use.)

- Hanke on jatkuvassa kehitysvaiheessa. (The project is in a continuous development phase.)

- Tiedot ovat jatkuvassa valvonnassa. (The data are under ongoing surveillance.)

See also: jatkua, jatkuva, valvonta.